Chapter 038 Complete stream of consciousness promotional image 1
After everyone else left the meeting room, Zhang Sirui asked, "Captain, what's the matter?"
Chen She hesitated for a moment.
He didn't quite know how to ask.
Many bizarre phenomena happened to him, and he suspected that these phenomena were related to the original owner, but he didn't want to reveal all these things at once.
Considering the most extreme situation, what if there is some extremely dangerous possibility hidden in themselves? Zhao Zhen and Zhang Sirui carefully considered and decided, what should they do for the sake of the justice of all mankind?
It’s not impossible…
Although everyone is a rebel, and Chen She is currently trusted, this trust is not unconditional. In the final analysis, everyone is still trying to achieve the ultimate goal of the rebels to overthrow all the big chaebols. Once the goal is staggered, these people will not follow Chen She unconditionally.
But these mysteries did bother Chen She, so he decided to ask indirectly to see if he could get any results.
"I've been having the same nightmare over and over again lately. I dreamed of myself walking in the wasteland and seeing creatures from time and space."
Zhang Sirui and Zhao Zhen were stunned when they heard this and looked at each other.
Because they all knew that Chen She had undergone a comprehensive physical examination and was in good health, with no signs of any lesions in his brain.
After thinking for a moment, Zhao Zhen said, "Generally speaking, this kind of strange phenomenon that is difficult to explain may be related to the ability of 'synesthesia'."
"But... I'm not sure."
Zhang Sirui nodded: "People like us know nothing about synesthesia. If we can catch a knight from the Spacetime Knights and ask him, maybe we can get the answer."
He paused, and suddenly had an idea: "Captain, is it related to your original ritual? The one that caused the coma?"
Chen She was stunned for a moment: "Ceremony? Do you remember the content of the ceremony?"
Zhang Sirui and Zhao Zhen looked at each other and said, "Captain, you arranged the entire ceremony yourself. We don't know any details at all."
"Could it be that, Captain, your memory of that ceremony has also been erased?"
Zhao Zhen nodded slightly: "It is possible. The time-space ritual is full of dangers. Whether it is amnesia or a drastic change in temperament, it is normal. It can even be said to be a relatively good result..."
"That being said, it's possible that the time-space ritual left some sequelae. If there's an expert with synesthesia here, maybe he can find the cause."
"But unfortunately, there are no such people within the resistance."
Zhang Sirui added: "Brothers are quite disgusted with things like synesthesia and space-time creatures."
Obviously, these two people were also very concerned about Chen She's physical condition. They talked to each other, so Chen She didn't need to think of ways to explain.
Chen She carefully pondered their words and felt that there seemed to be a big problem here.
According to Zhao Zhen and Zhang Sirui, the original owner planned this dangerous time-space ritual himself and kept it secret from the resistance soldiers. Even to people whom he trusted relatively, he only revealed the existence of this ritual.
Because everyone in the Chen Group doesn't understand these things and is very disgusted with them.
The original owner might have been worried that if ordinary soldiers knew about his ritual, it would cause civil strife within the resistance.
The result is mostly failure.
What is certain at present is that the original owner's spirit has disappeared, his memory has been severely damaged, and he no longer has the powerful mental ability to control objects through will. This ritual does not seem to have brought any benefits to Chen She.
Instead, it brought some side effects.
For example, Chen She's inexplicable desire for space-time particles, his recently emerged ability to see special halos on some people, and his frequent nightmares.
As for Chen She's talent and addiction in painting and sculpture, Chen She was not sure whether these came from the original owner's talent, from this ritual, or whether this ritual amplified and enhanced the original owner's talent .
But leaving all this aside, Chen She still has a most puzzling question.
What was the original purpose of this ritual?
Obviously, the original owner couldn't have suddenly decided to perform such a dangerous ritual for fun.
He must have seen the huge profits that would come from the success of this ceremony, so he was willing to take the risk and do it.
If the so-called huge benefits are just to improve one's painting and sculpture skills... then there is no need to take such a risk. The original owner must be crazy to do such a thing.
The strange phenomena that Chen She is experiencing now are probably related to his synesthesia.
But no one in the resistance army has the ability of synesthesia. If they want to find a master who possesses this strange ability, they have to find a way to contact the Knights of Time and Space.
Isn't this awkward?
I'm not familiar with the Time and Space Knights at all!
Chen She was a little disappointed, as this question still had no clear answer. But on the bright side, at least he had roughly located the problem and finally had an idea.
After thinking for a moment, Chen She said, "Let's put this matter aside for now and think about it again in two days."
"If that doesn't work, we have to try to contact the Knights of Time and Space."
“The full version of “The Embers Are Going Out” will be released soon, so I should finish this first and then make plans.”
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Saturday, March 29th.
Chen She continued carving in the experience store while thinking about the Knights of Time and Space.
"Look at my unlucky hobbies. I either like painting or carpentry. These are not good signs."
“They are all signs of national destruction.”
"But... I'm so high, I can't stop..."
Chen She wanted to give up carving completely, but he found that it was addictive!
Just like many people smoke, when they encounter something annoying or want to think about a problem seriously, they always want to light a cigarette.
Chen She was in a similar situation. Every time he wanted to solve a problem, he would have to carve something in his hands to feel at ease.
After his unremitting efforts, various small sculptures have been placed on the shelves on the first floor of the experience store.
These sculptures have different shapes, including figures, animals, scenes... In short, Chen She carved whatever he thought of.
The clerks and customers didn't say anything. Although they thought the boss's hobby was a bit strange, the sculptures were quite beautiful and exquisite, and they were good as decorations.
As for Zeng Hailong and his group of hooligans who work in factories and get paid during the day and come to the experience store to play at night, they are not surprised by this.
As a psychopath, is it strange that Boss Chen has such a habit?
Not surprising.
It clearly fits the character of an elegant psychopath like Boss Chen!
Zhou Lei watched Chen She carving intently from the side and felt a little embarrassed to disturb him, but after hesitating for a while he finally plucked up the courage and came over.
"Mr. Chen, Lin Luxi is urging me again. I want to ask when the promotional activities for "Embers Are Going Out" will be finalized? In two days, the official version of "Embers Are Going Out" will be released online."
Chen She temporarily stopped carving: "Oh, yes."
He was indeed a little busy and almost forgot about it.
But it doesn’t matter, there’s still enough time.
"Bring me my electronic drawing board."
Chen She put the unfinished sculpture aside, took the electronic drawing board from Zhou Lei, and began to build up his emotions and prepare for creation.
Once the complete version of "Embers Are Out" is released, we can basically make the final judgment on this Mewtwo.
Whether it makes a profit or a loss, and whether it can help Chen She maintain the balance of Lishan Technology Group's revenue, all depends on this final trick!
From the current perspective, it is obvious that the possibility of loss is greater.
Although the system speculation data curve of "Embers of Demise" had changed before, Chen She also reacted quickly and split the original version, which effectively curbed the arrogance of the players and prevented them from posting a lot of bad reviews in frustration.
Many old players were so angry that they quit the game directly.
Because the original version of "Embers of Destruction" has become the "Death Edition", and the "Coward Edition" with reduced difficulty requires additional purchase.
For veteran players, it’s the ultimate money grab!
On the one hand, after they entered Mewtwo, they found that the difficulty increased sharply, and they could no longer defeat the monsters that they could easily defeat before, and it became difficult to move forward in this world; on the other hand, they found that the other version only adjusted the difficulty, but they had to charge a second payment.
Is this tolerable?
This company is obviously crazy about money!
Therefore, many old players were very angry and did not log in for several days.
As a result, the system's evaluation of the data curve of "The Embers Are Going Out" changed again, which gave Chen She a good sign.
This situation is just right at the moment.
"Wandering in the Garden" continued to make money, and the late stage did not decline as fast as Chen She imagined. Although many Super Dream R&D companies have produced copycat versions, the downward trend of the original Super Dream of "Wandering in the Garden" in the middle and late stages has miraculously stopped, and it did not decline as fast as the system predicted.
This resulted in Chen She's estimated income being much higher, and he urgently needed "Embers of Demise" to balance it out.
Chen She speculated that this might be because compared to other copycat Mewtwo, "A Stroll in the Garden" has a more obvious effect on improving the body, just like "Embers Will Go Out", which is why it is so strong.
Although "The Embers Are Going Out" was dealt a heavy blow by Chen She, it still has the possibility of revival.
Therefore, Chen She must now do his best to suppress the full version of "Embers Are Going Out". Even if he is too aggressive and leads to financial constraints, it doesn't matter, there is still the new production line that can make money and get through it.
What's more, "The Embers Are Going Out" has played a very good role in the daily training of the rebels. Even if it doesn't make money, it should not cause too much damage to Chen She's prestige.
After taking stock, Chen She felt that although the process was a little tortuous, the situation was still completely under his control!
As expected of me, I am a steady person.
Of course, there is another variable that we must pay attention to, and that is Li Yunhan.
However, ever since being slapped in the face by Chen She last time, Li Yunhan hasn’t spoken on social media for a long time, and no one knows what he is doing.
Maybe he was a fellow rebel and got angry after being stabbed in the back by Chen She?
This is also possible.
Chen She felt that Li Yunhan was nothing to worry about. After all, he had previously praised the difficulty of "Embers Will Go Out" to be just right, but was directly slapped in the face by the official. As an internet celebrity, it would be difficult for him to save face.
I'm releasing the complete version of "The Embers Are Going Out" this time, you should feel embarrassed to brag about it anymore, right?
After all, it would be difficult for Li Yunhan to explain the conclusion he made before.
If Li Yunhan insists on his opinion, it would be equivalent to saying that the creators of "Embers Are Going Out" changed the difficulty because they did not understand Mewtwo, which is tantamount to slandering him; and if Li Yunhan changes his opinion and contradicts himself, he will not only lose face, but also be suspected of bragging.
If Li Yunhan was a smart man, he would know that the best thing he should do at this time is to shut up, pretend nothing happened, and never bring it up again.
After a while, everyone gradually forgot about this incident and then it was revived on social platforms.
In short, Chen She felt that he was only one step away from the perfect balance he had planned: a very bad Mewtwo promotional picture!
In fact, the original version of "Embers of Demise" also has a promotional picture, which is the one used at the entrance of the experience store.
A knight holding a long sword and wearing torn clothes was walking towards the wall of the imperial city. In front of him were many ferocious and terrifying enemies.
Surrounding this promotional picture, there are some slogans, such as "Extremely challenging role-playing Mewtwo", "A noble journey to save the world", etc.
These contents were determined by Lin Luxi based on the art materials and story background of the game "Embers Are Out".
Although it is generally average and not particularly outstanding, it at least perfectly presents the core content of Mewtwo.
These promotional resources will not only be used at the entrance of the experience store, but also at the entrances of various channels in the Super Dream Game Cabin.
When players in the Super Dream Game Cabin search for new games online, they can also see this promotional picture. However, the promotional picture they see at that time is no longer a flat picture, but a complete scene.
Players can preview this scene directly, feel the atmosphere of this Mewtwo, and then decide whether to buy it.
Therefore, the promotional picture is a bit similar to the movie poster and the game cover, but it is not limited to a plane. Instead, it will directly create a scene and an atmosphere, allowing players to feel the characteristics of this Mewtwo in the most intuitive way, thus prompting him to make up his mind to buy it.
So far, this promotional image is in some sense completely tied to "Embers Are Out".
Most people think of "The Last Embers" when they see this style.
This is certainly not a good phenomenon.
So Chen She decided to change the promotional picture!
Just discard the promotional image of the trial version and redo both the promotional image and the slogan. This will definitely confuse old players and confuse new players.
Try to limit the potential player group of this Mewtwo as much as possible during the promotion stage.
Chen She took the drawing board and began to think about it.
He had to hand-draw a new promotional picture, and then give it to Lin Luxi to create a three-dimensional scene for the Mewtwo store in the game cabin.
But after picking up the electronic paintbrush, Chen She fell into deep thought again.
How can we dissuade players from playing as much as possible ?
The best way should be false advertising, that is, the content of the promotional image is not directly related to the content of Mewtwo.
In this way, players who like this kind of hardcore combat will not come in, and those who come in are players who don't like this kind of Mewtwo.
They will definitely feel cheated and leave a bad review.
But Chen She certainly couldn't make it too obvious. If he just gave a cute promotional picture, all the resistance soldiers would definitely look at him and ask, "What's wrong with you, little brother?"
Chen She suddenly had an idea.
It is best to make this promotional image vague and unclear.
Because in this way, he would have full right to explain and could fool Lin Luxi, Zhao Zhen and others without being suspected.
For players, an inexplicable and incomprehensible promotional image makes it difficult for them to accurately locate the specific content of this Mewtwo game, so their desire to buy it will naturally not be too strong.
In other words, we need to create a promotional image that has no specific intention and is entirely abstract!
Chen She made up his mind and started creating immediately.
I have to say, it’s really different when you draw it yourself.
If Chen She did not have such incredible painting skills, even if he had this idea, he would not be able to accurately convey it to the painter, and the final promotional picture would definitely be far from what he imagined.
Because what he wanted was an extremely abstract promotional picture that could only be understood but not expressed in words.
But now, he can draw this picture according to his own preferences without having to consider the painter's expression.
Comfortable!
Zhou Lei was watching from the side and was amazed at Mr. Chen's superb painting skills.
Before other artists start painting, they would have to think about it a little bit, simply use a few lines to outline the general structure, and then divide it into layers and paint it layer by layer.
Start by building a big frame, then slowly refine the details.
Only a very small number of ultimate masters can start drawing directly from the details, because they are extremely confident in themselves and the structure is already in their minds.
Chen She was even more excessive. His behavior at this moment was completely like that of a human printer.
Starting from the lower left corner of the picture and ending at the lower right corner of the picture, there is no layering at all!
Zhou Lei even suspected that Mr. Chen seemed to want to finish the painting in one stroke, but because the structure of the picture was more complicated and the picture was more abstract, he used a few more strokes.
It's outrageous!
Zhou Lei felt that just watching Mr. Chen paint was a pleasure.
However, after the details of this picture became clear, Zhou Lei fell into confusion again.
Mr. Chen’s painting skills are indeed superb and perfect, but judging from the final product of this picture...
What is this?
What a special abstraction!
When a painting reaches the extreme of abstraction, it cannot even be described in words.
For Zhou Lei, this painting was beyond his cognitive scope and he had no way of appreciating it.
He was a little puzzled. Logically speaking, it was true that Mr. Chen should be an excellent painter. After all, all the art designs of "The Embers Are Going Out" and "A Stroll in the Garden" were completed by Mr. Chen. Moreover, Mr. Chen's skillful painting techniques and lifelike carvings proved this point.
But it’s really hard to tell what’s in this painting!
Chen She was very efficient. This time he not only did the line drawing, but also colored it.
If he were to evaluate it himself, he would think that this painting has a slight touch of Impressionism and a bit of Postmodernism.
